[It doesn't take much for Ruby to put two and two together. The kid had a friend who had died in the mall. And he had watched it happen. He never got a chance to even say hi when he was brought in.
Oh, poor kid...]
Hey, don't worry about apologizing. It's...it really is a lot to take in. But why would you--
[She cuts herself off with a shake of her head. That's not important. Not now.]
Are you alone? Do you need someone to sit with you?
[No one should have to sit alone when something like this happens, but she's not sure if the kid on the other end would be receptive to a stranger showing up on their doorstep. She'll wait for him to answer and decide what to do from there.]
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Date: 2013-07-29 08:27 pm (UTC)Oh, poor kid...]
Hey, don't worry about apologizing. It's...it really is a lot to take in. But why would you--
[She cuts herself off with a shake of her head. That's not important. Not now.]
Are you alone? Do you need someone to sit with you?
[No one should have to sit alone when something like this happens, but she's not sure if the kid on the other end would be receptive to a stranger showing up on their doorstep. She'll wait for him to answer and decide what to do from there.]